GRAZ, Austria – Germany will halt weapons exports to Israel until further notice in response to the Netanyahu government’s decision to militarily occupy Gaza City.

The halt will prevent the granting of permissions for the export of all weapons and military goods “that may be utilized in the Gaza Strip,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in Berlin on Friday.

He said the step was a direct response to “the Israeli cabinet’s decision to take even tougher military action by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip,” which was announced the night before.

The Israeli political decision to undertake a majorly expanded ground operation was made despite the Israeli Defense Forces’ chief of staff and other senior officers openly opposing plans for a complete takeover of the territory.

The announc

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